Building Wooden Boats ... A Becalming Link to our Past

Lake Superior, after 57 years on this earth it gets in your veins. Thus, one can easily understand the allure of the wooden boat builder. Not only do these fine craftsmen build superior sailing and paddling crafts, but a bit of their soul goes into every boat. Enjoy the short video embedded below about a man who builds boats in the old tradition in the shores of Anacortes, Washington. If only for a few moments, my hope is your hectic life will be calmed.

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Like Washington state, here in northern Minnesota we also have a fine tradition of boat building. The image shown above is of a boat built at the Stewart River Boat Works. I just "flipped" all three items linked below into my new magazine. Please subscribe! It's free and will help you follow what makes this region great. The byline is: "Celebrating the people, wildlife, and their natural surroundings along the Minnesota shores of Lake Superior."

• North House Folk School: Boat Building
• Shaped on All Six Sides (video)
• Stewart River Boat Works

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And here is the video. Enjoy!

Shaped on all Six Sides from New Canada on Vimeo.